I've seen (in one case personally) plenty of cases of councils being taking for a ride (quite possibly by private jet), e.g. case below on the BBC recently. Thu

I've seen (in one case personally) plenty of cases of councils being taking for a ride (quite possibly by private jet), e.g. case below on the BBC recently. Thurrock Council "invested" £655m in solar farms which then went on luxury goods ("including a yacht and a private jet"). The council ended up bankrupt (to be bailed out by the taxpayer). At government level, it tends to be less obvious. I often wonder about how the honest people in government carry on, being close to the action (maybe like working for an aid agency and having to accept that X percentage of the aid is going to be diverted along the way). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66340991 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-66340991 Edit: in the same vein, I see "War is a racket" has been submitted today. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36960480 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36960480